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DinoCapture 2.0
user guide
windows software
Dino-Lite Europe, 2010
www.dino-lite.eu
DinoCapture 2.0 manual english p. 2 Introduction ‐AboutDinoCapture2.0
The DinoCapture 2.0 software from AnMo Electronics Corporation is a free software program that is compatible and included only with products manufactured by AnMo Electronics Corporation. Based on customer feedback, we have included many new features that give users a superior experience with the Dino‐Lite digital handheld microscopes. With the DinoCapture 2.0 software you can add text, draw arrows, circles, and use other great drawing tools right on live video or on taken pictures and delete or edit the results if required. The DinoCapture 2.0 software also allows you to easily customize the drawing color and size giving you the proper look you want. On certain models, the DinoCapture 2.0 offers a very powerful analysis tool which lets you measure on pictures as well as on live video. Measurements as well as text can be edited, reorganized, and deleted. The measurements can also be exported to Excel. For assured accuracy, you can also calibrate the measurements with some of our Dino‐Lite models. The interface is organized and easy to use, allowing multiple user windows as well as the ability to use multiple Dino‐Lite’s on one computer! The DinoCapture 2.0 software is a product created by AnMo Electronics Corporation dedication on providing a high quality, competitively priced, and versatile digital microscopy experience for professionals and casual users alike. To get help on a topic, please find the appropriate chapter. Menu Bar Describes the buttons on the menu bar. 4 Image List Tools Describes the buttons on the tool bar. 7 Preview Window Describes the features and functions of the preview window 9 Management Bar management bar. Tool Bar Describes the buttons on the tool bar. 10 Preview Window Tools Describes the buttons on the preview window. 24 How to Steps Gives step‐by–step direction on common tasks. 26 Keyboard Controls Describes powerful keyboard functions. 33 Mouse Controls Describes powerful mouse functions. 34 Measurement Describes the measurement properties window. 35 Video Setting Describes the video settings window. 38 Picture Setting Describes the picture setting window. 40 Open Folder Window Describes the open folder window. 42 Properties DinoCapture 2.0 manual english p. 3 Men
nuBar
Fold
der
New
Displaays the “New
w Folder” window that a llows you to create a new
w folder to saave pictures/videos. If no folders are created, the “New Fo
older” windo
ow will autom
matically pop
p up. See A
Also: How to create a new
w folder Open
n
Displaays the “Seleect Folder” w
window, whicch allows you
u to open a p
previously crreated picture/video fold
der. You mayy also create a new folderr. Recen
nt
Open
ns the previo
ous saved fold
der. The DinooCapture 2.0
0 rememberss the previouusly opened folder, so if yyou want to go back to th
he previous ffolder, selectt “Recent” and the imagee list reverts back to it. Folde
erPropertie
es
Displaays the “Fold
der Property” window. A
Allows you to
o see the properties of th e current follder and aalso allows ch
hanging the name and eddit notes abo
out the curre
ent save foldder. ExitD
DinoCapture
e
Exits DinoCapturee 2.0 softwarre. Filess Open
n Open
ns a selected picture or video to be viiewed on the
e main view window. Copy
y Copiees the selecteed picture or video to bee pasted into
o another fold
der or prograam. SaveAs
Open
ns the “Save as” window, which allow
ws you to save the desired
d files into thhe required ffolder and ffile format. Delette
Allow
ws you to delete selected pictures or vvideos. You w
will be prompted to conffirm your decision. See a
also: Delete K
Key DinoC
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Allow
ws you to sen
nd selected p
pictures thro ugh your deffault email account. Slideshow
Startss a slideshow
w from the pictures in thee Image List.. See A
Also: How to start a slid
deshow Show
w Image List Slide Show Printt
Displaays the “Prin
nt” window, w
which allowss you to print the selecte
ed picture. Close
eAllOpened
dFiles
Closees all open piictures or vid
deos in the ppicture management bar.
Settiing
Show
wImageList
Check for the imaage list to appear. Unchecck to hide th
he image list. Show
wToolBar
Check to show the tool bar. Uncheck to hiide the tool b
bar. Show
wStatusBar
Check to show the status bar. Uncheck to hide the status bar. MeassurementPrroperties
The m
measuremen
nt properties selection al lows reopening the measurement prroperty wind
dow when
n closed. It w
will only be acctive when t he preview w
window is in measuremeent mode. Langu
uage
The laanguage seleection allowss you to sele ct the DinoC
Capture interrface languagge. Soun
ndEffects
The ssound effectss give you au
udio feedbacck aiding in th
he use of the
e DinoCapturre 2.0 softwa
are. The ssound effectss can be enabled and dis abled with this checkboxx. Auto‐‐Update
Toggles the DinoC
Capture 2.0 a
auto‐update capabilities.. With auto‐u
update checkked, the DinoC
Capture 2.0 ssoftware will automaticaally search th
he web for up
pdates once the software
e startss. DinoC
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p
User’’sGuide
Open
ns the “User’’s Guide” tha
at will help yoou to undersstand functio
ons and featuures of the DinoC
Capture 2.0 ssoftware. Abou
utDinoCaptu
ure2.0
Open
ns the “Aboutt” page pop‐‐up for DinoCCapture 2.0. To exit click on the pop‐ up and the windo
ow will disap
ppear. Licen
nseAgreeme
ent
Open
ns the licensee agreement PDF file DinoC
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manual engllish p. 6 Ima
ageListT
Tools Imag
geListicon
ns
Open
n
The o
open icon allows you to o
open a highliighted picturre in the image list. Oncee an image window. thum
mbnail is seleccted, press the Open buttton to open the picture in the main w
Copy
y The ccopy icon allo
ows you to copy a selecteed file and paste the ima
age into a diff
fferent location such as Microsoftt Word. SaveAs
Open
ns the “Save As” window so you can ssave the file or files into tthe desired ffile format or folder. See A
Also: Ctrl+A
A Shift and Left Mo
ouse Button Ctrl aand Left Mou
use Button Emaiil
The EEmail icon alllows you to e
email selecteed pictures w
without exitin
ng the DinoCCapture 2.0 softw
ware. Selectin
ng the icon w
will open youur default em
mail client. Printt
The P
Print icon allo
ows you to p
print the seleected picture
e. This make it easy for ussers to save a
a printeed copy of th
he image selected. SlideShow
The SSlide Show iccon starts a slideshow of selected pictures in the Image List. See A
Also: How to start a slid
deshow Show
w Image List Slidesshow Delette
The D
Delete icon aallows you to
o delete certaain pictures ffrom the ima
age library. TThis is very usseful to cleean up the im
mage thumbn
nail list of anny unwanted pictures. DinoC
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manual engllish p. 7 See Also: Delete consecutive pictures Delete multiple pictures Delete key DinoCapture 2.0 manual english p. 8 PreviewWin
ndowMa
anagemen
ntbar
MulttipleDino‐‐Lite The D
DinoCapture 2.0 software
e can use muultiple Dino‐LLite Digital Handheld Miccroscopes simulltaneously. SSimply select which cameera to use byy double clickking on the nnumber locatted on th
he preview w
window mana
agement barr. Opened picctures and video will alsoo be displaye
ed on this b
bar. See a
also: Startiing a live video feed ClossingaWind
dow
On th
he preview w
window mana
agement barr located on the top of th
he main winddow, you can
n close an open piccture by rightt clicking on the picture aand select“Close windoow”. Also: See A
Ctrl aand Left Mou
use Button ClossingallWin
ndows
On th
he preview w
window mana
agement barr located on the top of th
he main winddow, you can
n close an open piccture by rightt clicking on the picture aand select“Close all”. DinoC
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olBar
The ttool bar is easily accessible under thee preview win
ndow manag
gement bar aand allows yo
ou to annotate images,, do measure
ement and caalibration (m
model specificc), and it alsoo allows you to edit tthe line and ffont settingss. Draw
wTools
The d
draw tool sett allows you tto write textt and draw on the imagess. The bar is located belo
ow the p
preview wind
dow management bar. Text
The ttext tool lets you write te
ext anywheree on the picture. Simply ccreate the teext box and then the area within th
he text box iss ready to wrrite in. To staart a new texxt line, press ENTER. Whe
en done, left click ou
ut of the textt box to finishh. Tip: YYou can edit tthe text by selecting the text icon
to edit. See a
also: How to resize thee text box DinoC
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manual engllish p. 10 and then cclicking on thhe text you w
want Line
The liine tool allow
ws you to dra
aw lines on tthe picture. SSimply click a
and drag to ddraw the dessired line. Arrow
w
The aarrow tool allows you to draw arrowss on the pictu
ure. Simply le
eft click and drag your m
mouse to thee place you w
want the arrow to point tto. DinoC
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The ffreelance too
ol allows you to draw a linne freely on the image. S
Simply left cl ick the mousse once to start and click again to finish the ddrawing. Recta
angle
The rrectangle too
ol allows you to draw recttangles on th
he image. Sim
mple left clicck and drag o
out to create the size of the rectangle and click aagain to finish. DinoC
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The o
oval tool allows draw ova
als on the im age. Simply left click to sstart the ovall and click aggain to fin
nish. Mea
asurement
t Tools Noticce: The meassurement and calibrationn feature is o
only available
e for certain m
models. Plea
ase contaact a local sales representative for furrther information. DinoC
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manual engllish p. 13 LineMeasurement
The liine measureement allowss you to mea sure the line
ear distance between twoo points. Sim
mply left click and dragg to the desirred length, aand click agaiin to finish.
ContiinuousLineMeasureme
ent
The ccontinuous line function allows meassurement of tthe distance between m ultiple conne
ecting lines.. Simply clickk and drag to
o form one seection of disttance, click a
again to startt another secction. Contiinue until thee total desire
ed distance i s measured. Double clickk to finish. DinoC
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gonMeasure
ement
The p
polygon measurement feature allowss measureme
ent of a polyg
gon. Simply click and dra
ag to form the desired length, and click again too start the ne
ext section. W
When finisheed, double click to finish
h the polygon
n measurement. Radiu
usofCircleM
Measuremen
nt
The rradius of circle measurem
ment allows yyou to measure the circu
umference, aarea, and radius of a circcle. Simply click and exten
nd out to thee desired rad
dius. DinoC
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meterofCirclleMeasurem
ment
The d
diameter of aa circle meassurement alloows you to m
measure the circumferennce, area, and
d radius of a circle. Simply click and extend out to the desired diame
eter. ThreePointCirclleMeasurem
ment
The tthree point circle measurrement allow
ws the measu
urement of the circumferrence, area, and radius of a circle. Simply click on any threee points on tthe circle you
u wish to meeasure. DinoC
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Measuremen
nt
The tthree point arc measurem
ment allows aa measurem
ment of an arcc. Click on thhree consecu
utive pointts on an arc tto measure. ThreePointAnglleMeasurem
ment
The tthree point angle measurrement allow
ws the measu
urement of a
an angle. Sta rt at the pivo
ot pointt and extend out to start measuring aan angle. DinoC
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manual engllish p. 17 FourPointsAngleMeasurem
ment
The ffour point an
ngle measure
ement allowss the measurrement of an
n angle by seelecting four pointts. Simply sellect two poin
nts from onee line segmen
nt and anoth
her two pointts from anotther line ssegment to complete the
e angle meassurement. TexttandLineedit
You ccan easily acccess line and
d text propertties on the tool bar. The line and textt can be custo
omized to fit your needs. LineColor
Presss the Line Color Icon and the color list will expand for you to chooose a line colo
or. DinoC
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Allow
ws you to seleect the style of the lines you create.
LineWidth
Allow
ws you to chaange the width of the linees you create
e. Font
t
Clicking on the n opens the ffont window
w where you can change eeverything frrom button
size to color of the text repressented on thhe images you write on.
DinoC
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manual engllish p. 19 Mea
asurement
t propertie
eswindow
w
Clicking on the icon allows you to sshow or hide
e the measurrement propperties windo
ow. Also: About the measurem
ment properrty window See A
Noticce: The meassurement and calibrationn feature is o
only available
e for certain m
models. Plea
ase contaact a local sales representative for furrther information. Mag
gnifier
Allow
ws you to digitally enlarge
e the area arround your m
mouse pointe
er for more ddetails and accurrate measureements. Hint: Use the arro
ow keys on yyour keyboarrd for pixel byy pixel movement. Mea
asurement
t Tools
If you
u have a Dino
o‐Lite model capable of m
measuremen
nt or measurrement and ccalibration, the magn
nification, un
nits of measu
ure and calib ration will be
e available.
Magn
nification
Inputt the magnifiication in the
e blue box. TThe magnificaation can be read from thhe dial on the micro
oscope. Oncee the image is in focus w ith the Dino‐‐Lite, insert tthe magnificaation you see on the dial into the m
magnification
n box to starrt using the m
measuremen
nt tools. Also: How to measure See A
DinoC
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The d
drop down box allows you to select thhe unit of measure. inch‐ inches mil‐ m
mil (1/1000 o
of an inch) mm‐ millimeter um‐ m
microns/micrometers (1//1000 of a m
millimeter) Calib
brationmen
nu
No caalibration: Use the defau
ult measurem
ment settingss. New Profile: Creaate a new calibration proofile. Open
n Calibration
n Folder: Ope
ens the foldeer where you
ur calibration settings aree located. Fro
om that w
window you can select already createed calibration profiles or delete them
m. See A
Also: How to calibrate me
easurementss Noticce: The calibrration featurre is only avaailable for certain modelss. Please conntact a local ssales repreesentative for further info
ormation. DinoC
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manual engllish p. 21 PreviewWin
ndowTools
MicrroTouch
The M
MicroTouch ttool is activatted when yoou touch the MicroTouch trigger afterr starting the
e DinoC
Capture 2.0 ssoftware. Aftter the softw
ware recognized that the Dino‐Lite haas the MicroT
Touch feature, you can aactivate or deactivate thee MicroTouch controls w
with this buttoon. The M
MicroTouch w
was designed
d to minimize image blurr while taking
g a picture w
with the micro
oscope. Greaat for those m
moments whhen you need
d to take a piicture, but haaving a hard time reach
hing the com
mputer. Noticce: Not all models include
e the MicroTTouch feature
e. Please che
eck your locaal sales repreesentative for more detaiils. LEDControl
Allow
ws you to con
ntrol the LED
D’s. Lets you tturn ON/OFFF or switch LE
ED’s on the D
Dino‐Lite. Noticce: The AM211 and AM2011 do not hhave LED con
ntrol Settiing
The SSetting icon aallows you to
o open the Seetting windo
ow. The setting window aallows you to
o contrrol the camera settings. FullScreen
The ““Full Screen” icon lets you see the livee video or piicture in full screen. To exxit full screen modee, click anyw
where on the screen. ClosseWindow
w
The ““Close Windo
ow” icon allo
ows you to cllose the currrent window. If too manyy windows arre open or you just d
don’t need to see the cu rrent picture
e anymore, yyou can simpply press the “Closse Window” icon and it w
will be removved from the
e main screen
n. Calib
bration
The ““Calibration” menu only a
appears on m
models that support mea
asurement a nd calibratio
on capab
bilities. The ccalibration fe
eature for th e DinoCaptu
ure 2.0 has th
he ability to ccreate multiple calibrrations for a single Dino‐Lite by puttinng the calibrrations into a
a calibration profile. If mu
ultiple Dino‐‐Lite’s are ow
wned, anothe
er profile cann be created. The D
DinoCapture 2.0 calibration feature ggives the convenience of not needing to recalibratte for each magnificatio
on needed orr different m
models owned
d. See A
Also: How to calibrate me
easurementss DinoC
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manual engllish p. 22 Mag
gnification
For m
models that h
have measurement capabbilities, the m
magnification
n box is whe re you see th
he magn
nification thaat is being ussed for the m
measurementt Unitt
Show
ws what unit of measure is selected foor the active child window. Reso
olution
Theree are multiple resolutions you can sett the Dino‐Liite to. Certain models haave a maximu
um resolution of 1280x1024 givin
ng very clear images at any magnifica
ation. Annotation
You ccan write ann
notations on the bottom of the preview window. Click on the gray bar on the botto
om of the preeview windo
ow and the annnotation bo
ox will expan
nd. Write textt within this box and p
press ENTER to start a ne
ew row. Wheen done, left click anywhe
ere in the preeview windo
ow to save tthe annotatiion and exit tthe annotatiion box. DinoC
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manual engllish p. 23 How
wtoSteps
How
wtomeasu
ure
1. In
nput magnifiication that iis read from the microsco
ope into the magnificatioon box. Magn
nification value on Dino‐LLite 2. SSelect a meassurement too
ol. 3. SSelect a unit o
of measure. 4. FFor example: to measure distance. 5. LLeft click your mouse oncce to start thee measurem
ment. 6. LLeft click your mouse oncce more to ennd the measurement. Hint: For more acccurate meassurements, cclick on the m
magnify icon
. While uusing the ma
agnify When set to a
a feature, use the aarrow keys on your keybooard for pixel per pixel movement. W
desireed location, click the leftt mouse buttton or press “Enter” on the keyboardd to set the desireed endpoint. See a
also: Using th
he magnifier DinoC
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manual engllish p. 24 How
wtocalibra
atemeasurrements
1.
In the live viideo window
w select the CCalibration drop down menu (or clickk on the calibration b
button). 2.
Select “New
w Profile”. 3.
A small wind
dow will pop
p up. Give thee profile a naame and anyy necessary i nformation. 4.
Click “Contin
nue Calibratiion” when d one naming the profile.
5.
In the new m
menu, Press “F8” or use tthe “Freeze”” button to frreeze the callibration obje
ect. 6.
Enter the magnification that can be read from th
he Dino‐Lite. Press Enter when finishe
ed. 7.
A red bar with two blue dots will apppear with pin
nk guidance lines, you arre now readyy to calibrate. 8.
Click on onee of the blue dots to startt moving the
e blue dot to your desiredd location. 9.
Click again tto stop. 10. Click on the other blue d
dot to start ssetting the otther end point. 11. Click the leftt mouse buttton again to stop. 12. When the co
orrect distan
nce is measu red, enter th
he known disstance. 13. Enter the un
nit of measure by selectinng the “Unit” dropdown box. DinoC
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h” when don
ne. Hint: You can creaate multiple calibration pprofiles for different Dino
o‐Lite modelss. How
wtoadjustmeasurem
mentsanddrawings
1.
When no to
ools are seleccted move yoour mouse ovver to the measurementt you want to
o . adjust. The mouse pointter will becom
me a pointin
ng finger
2.
mouse becom
mes a pointinng finger When the m
e or result, cl ick on it once. over a line
3.
Now move yyour mouse over an endppoint. It will be accentua
ated with a bblue square adjustable p
points. The cursor will ch ange to a mo
oving cursor
at fy that you ca
an to notify
select and m
move the end
dpoint. and movve the end po
oint to the desired locatiion. 4.
Click on the adjustable 5.
Click again tto set the new endpoint.
How
wtomovetthetextbo
oxandmeaasurementtresultsto
oadifferen
ntlocation
n
1.
When no tools are sele
ected move yyour mouse o
over the textt box, measuurement, or drawing th
hat you want to move. Thhe mouse pointer will beccome a pointting finger
2.
When the pointer beco
omes a pointting finger
. ,click on the
e item you w
want to move
e to select it. 3.
nter will become an open hand Once seleccted, the poin
when it is ov
w
ver a movable object. 4.
n open hand
When the pointer is an
, left clicck, and the hand will grabb indica
ating that the iteem is now movable. 5.
Move the ttext or measurement ressults with the
e mouse to the required location. 6.
Left click aggain to set th
he text or meeasurement results onto its new locaation. Hint: When an iteem is selected, you can d elete it by pressing the ““Delete” key on the keyboard. How
wtomoveo
onlythem
measuremeenttext
1.
When no to
ools are seleccted move yoour mouse ovver the text box, measurrement, or drawing thaat you want tto move. Thee mouse poin
nter will beco
ome a pointiing finger
DinoC
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manual engllish p. 26 . 2.
When the pointer becom
mes a pointinng finger
,click on the ,
item you waant to move tto select it. 3.
Move your m
mouse over a measurem
ment result te
ext. The mouse will becom
me an open hand allowing for selectio
on. 4.
Left click on the measurement resultt once to release it from its current loocation. 5.
Left click agaain to set it tto its new loccation. See a
also: How tto move the ttext box andd measureme
ent results to
o a different location Usin
ngthemag
gnifier
Click on the magnifier to open aa window witth a digitally zoomed imaage. You can move tthe mouse p
pointer pixel by pixel by uusing the arro
ow keys on the keyboardd. Left click, o
or press “Enterr” to set an e
endpoint if ussing a measu
urement or d
draw tool. Dele
etingamea
asurement
1.
On the measurement prroperties winndow select the measure
ement you w
want to delete. 2.
Select Delette. See A
Also: Deleting con
nsecutive pictures Deleting multiple picture
es Delete Key Dele
etingconse
ecutivepicctures
To deelete multiplee pictures in a row, hold down the SH
HIFT key and highlight thee pictures yo
ou want to delete. Press the trash button
to delete. YYou will be p
prompted to confirm. Dele
etingmultiiplepicturres
To deelete certain pictures at the same tim
me hold down
n the CTRL ke
ey while seleecting the picctures you w
wish to delette. Press the trash buttonn
to dele
ete. You will be promptedd to confirm. Hint: Ctrl+A seleccts all picture
es on the imaage list. Reco
ordingaviideo
1.
In the active live video window
w, click on the
e 2.
will start flashhing when re
ecording
A red rrecord dot w
3.
Click th
he video reco
ord button aagain to stop recording.
4.
Select the “Video” tab to checkk the recorde
ed video. DinoC
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manual engllish p. 27 icon
n to start a vvideo. . How
wtocreateanewfold
der
on the ttop left corne
er of the maiin window. 1.
C
Click the “Fol
der” icon 2.
S
Select “New”
” to open thee New Folderr pop up window. 3.
In
n the “New FFolder” winddow give the new file a name by fillinng in the text box n
next to “Nam
me”. 4.
P
Press the Dire
ectory butto n and choose the directo
ory you woulld like the ne
ew picture and video folder tto be located
p
d. 5.
W
When finishe
ed selecting tthe directoryy, press “OK” and the new
w folder is re
eady to
o use. Note: 
If no fo
olders are selected. The ““New Folderr” window will pop up forr you to crea
ate one. 
If no D
Directory is se
elected, DinooCapture 2.0
0 will create a
a Digital Miccroscope fold
der in “Documents” or “M
My Documennts” folder. FullScreen
to preview in
t
n full screen. 1.
Press 2.
Click anywhere on the screen to exitt full screen.
How
wtoDraw
1.
Click on a drraw tool on tthe tool bar.
2.
For examplee we will draw
w a line. 3.
Click the leftt mouse buttton to start tthe line. 4.
Click the leftt mouse buttton again to stop the line
e. DinoC
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wtoaddtex
xt 1.
Select the Teext tool 2.
First create the window size for the ttext to be pu
ut in. 3.
Once the bo
ox is drawn, yyou are readdy to enter te
ext in the texxt box. 4.
Click outsidee the text bo
ox to stop. to start addding text. Hint: Press ENTER
R to start a new line. See A
Also: How to adjust measurem
ments and drrawings How to move the text bo
ox and meas urement results to a different locatioon How
wtostartaslideshow
w
1.
Highlight the pictures yo
ou want to seee in a slidesshow with ctrl+ left mousse button. 2.
es are selecteed, press the
e slideshow b
button
After the deesired picture
3.
Left‐click to see the nextt picture or ppress “Esc” o
on the keyboard to canceel. . See A
Also: Slide Show How
wtomovetthepreview
wwindow
ws
1.
When the m
mouse pointe
er turns into the move ico
on
hold the left m ouse button. 2.
While the leeft mouse bu
utton is presssed, drag the
e window to your desiredd location. 3.
Release the left mouse b
button to sett the window
w in its new location. Note: The preview
w windows sstack on top of each othe
er when opened. The am
mount of prevview windo
ows opened will be displlayed on thee Preview Window Manag
gement Bar. How
wtocleard
drawings
1.
Right click o
on an active w
window wheen the cursorr is in move w
window modde
2.
A menu will pop up. Sele
ect clear. 3.
. You can seleect to clear all drawing, m
measuremen
nts, or both at the same ttime. also: See a
Deletting a measu
urement Clearr all measureements and d
drawing Delette Key Hint: To delete on
ne drawing o
or measurem
ment, select itt and press ““Delete” on tthe keyboard
d. DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 29 How
wtoresizethetextbo
ox
1.
When no to
ools are seleccted, mouse over to the ttext that you
u want to ressize. The mou
use pointer will become the move objecct pointer
. 2.
Left click and the pointe
er will becom
me an open hand
. 3.
mouse to the blue square and the mouse will turn
n into
Move the m
. LLeft click the mouse and tthe text box will be resizable. 4.
Left click agaain to set the
e new locatioon. How
wtocreateparallelandhorizon
ntallines
Hold down the “SShift” key on the keyboarrd while draw
wing a line, this allows yoou to easily ccreate verticcal or horizon
ntal lines by allowing thee line to movve only 90 de
egrees. DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 30 KeyboardControls
KeyboardControls
Keyboard controls provide more ease and practicality with the DinoCapture 2.0 experience. Deletekey
You can delete pictures on the image list simply by pressing the “Delete” key. You can also delete selected or active annotations and measurements with the “Delete” key. F7Key Pressing the F7 on the keyboard opens the time‐lapse window. F8Key
Pressing F8 on the keyboard can freeze a live video feed from the Dino‐Lite. F9Key
Pressing F9 takes a simultaneous snapshot with all live Dino‐Lite’s. F10Key
Pressing the F10 on the keyboard enters full screen mode. Press F10 again to exit. F11Key
Pressing the F11 on the keyboard takes a snapshot of the specimen in the active video window. F12Key
Pressing the F12 key on the keyboard lets you start recording a video. Pressing the F12 key again stops the recording. Ctrl+A
Pressing Ctrl+A selects all files on the image list. Ctrl+Z
Undo last drawing or measurement. Esc
Abort using tools. ShiftandLeftMouseButton
Holding the Shift key and clicking on the first and last images desired; highlights the group of images. See Also: Deleting consecutive pictures CtrlandLeftMouseButton
Highlight desired pictures by holding the Ctrl key and select desired pictures or video by pressing the left mouse button. See Also: Deleting multiple pictures Arrowkeys
With the magnifier active, use the arrow keys to move the cursor pixel by pixel for precision movement. See Also: Magnifier DinoCapture 2.0 manual english p. 31 Mou
useContrrols
Open
ningapictture
To op
pen a picturee, you can sim
mply DOUBLEE click its thu
umbnail. Mov
vingawind
dow
When
n you hold down the leftt mouse buttton on a child
d window, yo
ou can drag tthe window anyw
where within the main window. Stop
ppingcontiinuouslin
neandpolyygonmeassurements
DOUB
BLE left clicking stops the
e continuouss line and polygon measu
urements. Startingalivevideofeed
d
Doub
ble clicking th
he camera icon on the prreview windo
ow managem
ment bar starrts a live vide
eo feed. For examplee if one Dino
o‐Lite is pluggged in, double click the thum
mbnail and the live vvideo will start. See a
also: Preview
w Window Ma
anagement B
Bar Takiingapictu
ure
You ccan also DOU
UBLE left clickk to take a piicture in the live video w
window, or usse the picture
e butto
on. DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 32 Mea
asuremen
ntPrope
erties
Abou
utthemea
asurementtpropertyywindow
The m
measuremen
nt property w
window orga nizes and shows the status of all the measurements as well aas the abilityy to adjust ho
ow the resultts are shown
n on the imag
ge. TheTabs
The D
DinoCapture 2.0 software
e separates eeach type of measureme
ents into tabss helping you
u to organ
nize your meeasurements. Line
The LLine tab show
ws all the pro
operties of thhe line meassurements ass well as the ability to sellect what information
n is shown on
n the image, ability to de
elete, change
e units of meeasurement, and also eexport data tto excel. Polyg
gon
The P
Polygon tab sshows all the
e properties oof the polygo
on measurem
ments as we ll as the ability to select what inform
mation is sho
own on the i mage, abilityy to delete, cchange unitss of measurement, and aalso export d
data to excel. Circlle
The C
Circle tab sho
ows all the properties of the circle me
easurementss as well as tthe ability to
select what inform
mation is sho
own on the i mage, abilityy to delete, cchange unitss of measurement, and aalso export d
data to excel. Arc
The A
Arc tab show
ws all the properties of th e arc measurements as w
well as the a bility to select what information
n is shown on
n the image, ability to de
elete, change
e units of meeasurement, and also eexport data tto excel. Anglle
The A
Angle tab sho
ows all the properties of the angle measurements as well as tthe ability to
o select what inform
mation is sho
own on the i mage, abilityy to delete, cchange unitss of measurement, and aalso export d
data to excel. DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 33 Cate
egories
Show
w
The sshow checkbox let you se
ee the measuurement resu
ults for the selected meaasurement on the imagee. Deselectin
ng the checkbox hides th e selected m
measurementt results. Nam
me
Displaays the name of the mea
asurement.
Leng
gth
Displaays the lengtth of the measurement ( L). Area
a
Displaays the area of the meassurement (A)). Radiius
Displaays the radiu
us of the mea
asurement (rr). Anglle(deg)
Displaays the anglee of the mea
asurement (∠
∠). Color
Displaays the seleccted color of the measureement. LineWidth
Displaays the width of the mea
asurement linnes. Disp
play
The d
display checkk boxes contrrol what you would be ab
ble to see on
n the picture . Only the va
alues that aare relevant to the type o
of measurem
ment are available for selection, othe rs are greyed
d out. Un‐ch
hecking and checking the
e boxes cont rols all meassurements off the same tyype. Nam
me
Displaay the namee of the meassurement. Leng
gth
Displaay the length
h of a measu
urement. Area
a
Displaay the area o
of a measure
ement. Radiius
Displaay the radiuss of a measurement. Anglle
Displaay the angle of a measurrement. DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 34 Butttons
Delete
urement. Selecct a measurement and cliick on “Delette” to removve the measu
Clearrallmeasu
urementsan
nddrawingg
Clearr all measureements and d
drawings on tthe active w
window. Expo
orttoexcel
Exporrts the data on the active
e window to Excel. Close
e
The ““X” on the to
op right corne
er closes thee measureme
ent propertie
es window. G
Go to settings and select “Measurem
ment Propertties” to reoppen the window. DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 35 Vide
eosettin
ng
Abou
utvideose
etting
The vvideo settinggs can only be
e activated oon the video preview win
ndow. Once vvideo settinggs is activaated, you can
n adjust man
ny camera coontrols. While the video ssettings winddow is activa
ated, all other function
ns in the Dino
oCapture 2.00 software caannot be used. Press “OKK” or “Apply”” to restore DinoCapture to its normal state. To op
pen the video
o setting win
ndow, press tthe setting button when the act
w
tive window is a live vvideo feed fro
om a Dino‐Lite. Adju
ustCameraPropertiesWindow
DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 36 Micrrotouchco
ontrols
The M
MicroTouch ((touch sensittive static sennsor) feature
e on the handheld digitall microscope
e gives users the op
ption of takin
ng a picture right from th
he microscop
pe itself. The MicroTouch
h was desiggned to minim
mize image b
blur while ta king a picturre with the m
microscope. G
Great for tho
ose mom
ments when yyou need to ttake a picture, but have aa hard time rreaching the computer. Noticce: Not all models have the MicroTouuch feature. P
Please contact a local salles representtative for m
more information. DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 37 Pictturesettiing Abou
utthepictturesettin
ngpage
The p
picture settin
ng page allow
ws you to chaange the picttures colors and quality. When the picture settin
ng window iss open, all otther functionns of the Dino
oCapture 2.0
0 software arre disabled. Press “Closse” to restoree DinoCapturre 2.0 to its nnormal state
e. To op
pen the pictu
ure setting window, presss the setting button picture. Colo
or
Lets yyou adjust th
he color prop
perties of thee selected picture. Conttrast
You ccan adjust the contrast off the picture . Brigh
htness
You ccan adjust the brightness of the pictuure. Saturation
You ccan adjust the saturation of the pictu re. Hue
You ccan adjust the hue of the picture. Gam
mma
You ccan adjust the gamma of the picture.
Sharrpness
Allow
ws you to adjust the sharp
pness of the selected piccture. Rang
ge
You ccan change th
he range of tthe sharpnesss. Stren
ngth
You ccan adjust the strength off the pixel. DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 38 when the aactive window
w is a Pictu
ureSetting
gButtons
Defa
ault Resetts the picturee settings ba
ack to defaultt. Close
e
Closees the picturee setting win
ndow and alloows the use of the rest o
of the DinoCaapture 2.0 progrram. DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 39 Ope
enFolderrwindow
w
Open
nFolder
You m
may select prreviously created folders in the Open
n Folder wind
dow. Press O
OK to confirm
m the folder you wish to
o use. You may also add previous fold
ders or create a new foldder. again by clickking the “Add
d Note: If you deletted a folder, you would nneed to add it to the list a
Previous Folder” button. See a
also: Add P
Previous Fold
der How to create a n
new folder AddPreviousFolder
Allow
ws you to add
d a previously created follder into the
e folder list; ssimply selectt the folder yyou created for the DinoCapture 2
2.0 that conttains the Pictture and Vide
eo and presss OK. Crea
ateFolder
The ccreate folder button open
ns the New FFolder windo
ow for you to
o create a neew folder for the DinoC
Capture 2.0 ssoftware to sstore imagess and video. See a
also: How to create a n
new folder DinoC
Capture 2.0 m
manual engllish p. 40 DinoCaptureEndUserLicenseAgreement
By using this software("DinoCapture Software") you agree to accept a license under and be bound by the following terms and conditions (the "Agreement"). Non‐CommercialUseOnly
DinoCapture Software is made available to you for your non‐commercial use only. This means that you may use it at work or at home in conjunction with any product manufactured by AnMo Electronics Corporation (the “AnMo”). But you first need to obtain permission from AnMo if you want to sell the DinoCapture Software or any information, services, or software associated with or derived from it, or if you want to modify, copy (except as provided below), license, or create derivative works from the DinoCapture Software, if you are not using the Software in conjunction with AnMo’s product. This Agreement allows you to install and use the DinoCapture Software for working with Dino or Dino‐Lite Digital Microscope, or the DinoEye digital eyepiece for microscope, or any other product manufactured by AnMo. You may make copies of the DinoCapture Software and distribute such copies to others within your employer organization provided that any such recipient has had an opportunity to review and agree to be bound by this Agreement. If others within your organization do not have this opportunity to review and agree and you would still like to distribute copies to them, you may do so provided that you have the legal right to bind your organization (and others within your organization) to this Agreement. If you do not have this right and the recipients do not have an opportunity to review and agree to this Agreement, please do not distribute the DinoCapture Software to them. If you have any questions regarding the terms of distribution, please send an email to [email protected] . For each copy of the DinoCapture Software authorized under this license, you may make one backup copy, provided your backup copy is not installed or used concurrently on different computers. You must reproduce on any such copy all copyright notices and any other proprietary legends on the original copy of the DinoCapture Software. AnMo is not obligated to provide maintenance, support, or updates to you for the DinoCapture Software. If you have comments on DinoCapture Software or ideas on how to improve it, please email [email protected] . Please note that by doing so, you also grant AnMo and third parties permission to use and incorporate your ideas or comments into the DinoCapture Software (or third party software) without further compensation. AutomaticUpdates
The DinoCapture Software may communicate with AnMo's servers to check for available updates to the DinoCapture Software, such as bug fixes, patches, enhanced functions, missing plug‐ins and new versions (collectively, "Updates"). The DinoCapture Software sends AnMo a request for the latest DinoCapture Software version information. If a newer version is available, the DinoCapture Software will give you the option of downloading it. The DinoCapture Software asks for permission before downloading an updated version. By installing the DinoCapture Software, you hereby agree to automatically request and receive updates from AnMo's servers. IntellectualProperty
You acknowledge that AnMo owns all right, title and interest in and to the DinoCapture Software, DinoCapture 2.0 manual english p. 41 portions thereof, or software or other materials (not including user photos or message text) provided through or in conjunction with the DinoCapture Software, including without limitation all intellectual property rights. You agree not to modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive source code from DinoCapture Software. You also agree to not remove, obscure, or alter AnMo's or any third party's copyright notice, trademarks, or other proprietary rights notices affixed to or contained within or accessed in conjunction with or through the DinoCapture Software. DisclaimerofWarranties
AnMo and its licensors and suppliers disclaim any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of the DinoCapture Software and/or any third party software accessed in conjunction with or through the DinoCapture Software. THE DINOCAPTURE SOFTWARE AND ANY THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE MADE AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR THROUGH THE DINOCAPTURE SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. ANMO AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON‐INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. ANMO AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND PERFORMANCE OF DINOCAPTURE SOFTWARE AND SUCH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU DOWNLOAD AND/OR USE THE DINOCAPTURE SOFTWARE AND ALL THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE MADE AVAILABLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR THROUGH THE DINOCAPTURE SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OR USE OF DINOCAPTURE SOFTWARE AND SUCH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE. LimitationofLiability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL ANMO OR ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO ANY USER ON ACCOUNT OF THAT USER'S USE OR MISUSE OF THE DINOCAPTURE SOFTWARE. SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO PREVENT RECOVERY OF DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE. SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE ON THE DINOCAPTURE SOFTWARE, FROM INABILITY TO USE DINOCAPTURE SOFTWARE OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF DINOCAPTURE SOFTWARE (INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES). SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING A FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. SOME STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Indemnification
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The DinoCapture software is provided for use with a Dino‐Lite digital microscope supplied by AnMo Electronics or one of its distributors or resellers. The use of the DinoCapture software is guided by the End User License Agreement. The Dino‐Lite product is delivered with a two year warranty from the date of purchase by the end customer. Please note that accessories (i.e. detachable caps/extensions) are not covered under warranty. For warranty issues please contact the reseller or store where you bought the product. Support
If you have any problem or issue with your Dino‐Lite or the DinoCapture software, please check the Dino‐Lite Europe support pages at www.dino‐lite.eu. IDCP/Dino‐Lite Europe Rijksweg 81‐J 1411 GE Naarden Tel. +31 20 6186322 Fax. +31 20 6189692 e‐mail: [email protected] web: www.dino‐lite.eu © AnMo/IDCP/Dino‐Lite Europe. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed unless for personal use in conjunction with usage of Dino‐Lite digital microscopes. DinoCapture 2.0 manual english p. 44 Patent info:
US Pat. No. 7.102.817.B1
Germany Pat. No. 20 2006 001 409.8
Japan Pat. No. 3123176
Taiwan Pat. No. M302031
Taiwan Pat. No. D118565
China Pat. No. ZL 2006 2 0139 073 X
China Pat. No. ZL 2006 3 0147 034 X
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